No running

5th day off and noticeable that I didn't need a belt for my work trousers this morning.....
Also bought some skins yesterday and had bugger all chance of donning them - tighter than Max Wall's - even though a size larger then ought to have been.
Hopefully running again soon...

Thursday/Friday/Saturday.

C2K Meeting Thursday - didn't get run in.
Friday - Another operation on the second toe on Right foot - very sore deep blistery type lump removed and dressed.
Saturday - disappointed not to be able to do time trial - but have promised to take 5 days off to let toe begin to heal.Hopefully it's not going to ruin my C2K preparations.

Wednesday NO 6@6.

Achilles injury prevents 6@6 today - instead a slow jog around Fountains road had to do - 47:04.

Tuesday - Speedwork

Took about 8 of the 10 400m we did just to feel warmed up as apart from Right knee I had a Left achilles problem - hence a very slow session - but did finish with a couple of 74 sec laps.

Monday - Fountains road.

Very slow 52:14 - included a couple of mins stretching at halfway due to ITB type pain.

Round the Bay - TWICE!!!!

Needed to see exactly the state of my Right knee problems by spending time on it....7:12:22 later I'm more aware that the task of finishing the C2K may be beyond these injuries.Finishing in 38C with sore toe and sore Right knee it's going to be a miracle if I can finish as I was barely jogging and in a heap of pain.Apart from that I was pleased to have made it on such a hot day.

Friday/Saturday

Friday pm :- Fountains road in a slow 47:24 - tested another pair of shoes that had my Right second toe very painful after 40 mins.
Saturday am :- Trotters Avoca Round Drive run - struggled in the heat but DID include the Skillion....

Thursday - Fountains road

Pretty slow 46:24 - testing shoes out for C2K - felt pretty good despite the very warm conditions.

6@6

After a good warm up was quite pleased with my 22:37 effort - quite blustery and humid conditions.

Tuesday - Speedwork

Pyramid - 200,400,800,1000,800,600,400,200 these were done at a relatively slow pace as I'm not very fit and managing injuries - but enjoyable session in cooler conditions.

Dog Trap loop

Another very slow run in 1:29:14 - sore toe/knee to right foot/leg.Had to stop and massage second right toe at freeway bridge - so it seems latest toe op still hasn't cured toe.

G.N.W. Pacing.

Paced in G.N.W. but ended up only walking 29km in 7 hours overnight - so under trained and over tired.

Fountains road

46:10 today - wore shoes that I hadn't wore in a while - to test for tomorrows pacing at G.N.W. - turned into a bit of a disaster - with very sore toes again and knee also sore - that required icing.
Don't know how I'll go for 12 hours if I struggled to jog for 45 mins.....

Rest day

Rest day -

6@6

After getting the knee assessed during the day - (possible meniscus tear),I did the 6@6 to give it a good test.It went OK and didn't lock up or anything and I was pleased with 22:43 having not ran completely flat out - but was rested having not trained hard for 2 weeks.

Fountains road

Slow in the heat today - 46:18.

Monday - Fountains road.

Easy 44:35 today.

Easy jog

Very easy jog around local area this morning - knee injury is preventing any more but good news is I have an appointment Wednesday to get the injury assessed.

Cromarty Hill

Tried the Trotters run this morning....Took it really easy and went OK ...But muscles were very tight around injured knee at finish.Probably take advice offered and take some time off now as I'm hoping to be able to pace in the G.N.W. and have entered Coast to Kosci in December....

Fountains road

42:47 tonight - hanging in there....

Fountains Road

Managed to get around in 43:53 without too much problem.Knee half went when dodging a car but very pleasing to have made it.

Small jog.

Small jog today to test knee.It was going OK on flat and uphill but shortly after starting to descend it went again so I stopped,massaged it and walked for a bit.Feels like it can go any time which is a bit of a worry.

Injured Right knee

Went to a G.P. - possible Crucial Ligament tear.Taking Advil and rubbing in Voltaren and wearing a knee brace.

Injured Right knee

Sunday - Round the Bay.

On the surface a 2:35:05 run sounds good.I had been injured last Wednesday when "told"to assist a builder carry a large stainless workbench with 4 others down from a carpark to a classroom.When turning the worktop the weight on my part suddenly got very heavy -it sank to the ground ripping my jeans and my Right leg was stuck under.I thought I just had a groin strain but it has since transpired that I have also a serious knee injury.this had showed up Friday afternoon not whilst running but on Sunday the knee suddenly went on the descent of the bridge at Gosford forcing me to limp back to Lions Park.Hopefully the injury is not as bad as it seems.